Interdivisional
Website: http://german.bard.edu
Updated August 23, 2019
1.
Thomas Wild – German (director)
2.
Franz R. Kempf
– German
3.
Stephanie Kufner
– German
4.
Thomas Bartscherer
– Classics
5.
Daniel Berthold - Philosophy
6.
Leon Botstein - History, Music
7.
Garry L. Hagberg - Philosophy
8.
Peter Laki –
Music
9.
Gregory B. Moynahan
– History
10. Rufus
Muller – Music
11. Tatjana Myoko von Prittwitz und Gaffron
12. Tom
Wolf - Art History
13. Ruth
Zisman – Philosophy (not
teaching)
The German Studies Program
encompasses the language, literature, culture, history, philosophy, art, and
music of the German-speaking countries. The cultural and historical expressions
of German can best be understood by interdisciplinary study and by situating
German, Austrian, and Swiss cultures within the larger European and global
context. In pursuing work in German Studies, students are expected to take
a range of courses in the program, focusing on literature, history, philosophy,
and politics as well as taking advantage of related courses in art history,
music, theater and film. German Studies can be pursued as a stand-alone major;
designing a joint major with another discipline is fully supported.
Integrated
into the German Studies Program is the initial study of the language. It can be
accomplished by enrolling in the
Beginning German Intensive course (GER 106) in
the fall semester. Beginning German
Intensive is designed to enable students with no or little previous experience
in German to complete three semesters of college German within five months:
fall semester at Bard, plus an intensive course abroad at Bard College Berlin
during winter break (upon successful completion carrying four additional
credits). See website for details. Need-based financial aid for the Berlin
section of the course is available; please discuss further details with
instructor.
Moderation
Requirements:
1.
GER
106 Beginning German Intensive Course in the fall semester (8 credits)
2.
Study
Abroad Intensive in January at Bard College Berlin (4 credits)
3.
Survey
course in German literature
4.
One
course in a related field (such history, music history, art history,
philosophy), preferably though a semester of German or European history.
A student moderates into German Studies with
a focus in German literature. Joint
majors moderate separately into German Studies and the related discipline
(philosophy, music, art history, etc.) or they may integrate German Studies and
another field of inquiry into one moderation.
Graduation Requirements:
After Moderation, the student is required to
take at least one German literature course in German per semester until
graduation and write a senior project in the senior year. The program highly
recommends that moderated students study abroad for a semester, ideally in the
spring of the junior year. Bard offers exchange programs with Humboldt
University in Berlin, the University of Arts and Design in Karlsruhe, and Bard
College Berlin.
Sample Program of Study
Students can
complete a German Studies major by beginning in their first or second year.
|
First
Year |
Sophomore
Year |
Junior
Year |
Senior
Year |
|
• GER 106 (8 credits fall
semester + 4 abroad credits) • FYSEM I (fall) • GER 202 • FYSEM II (spring) |
• GER 300-level course • LIT 200-level course • HIST 100- or 200-level Moderation (spring) |
• GER 300-level course • GER 400-level course • J2: optionally
study abroad at Humboldt University in Berlin |
• Sr. Project I (fall) • GER 400-level course • Sr. Project II (spring) • GER 400-level course |